Please do not visit without express permission from the land owner. The Belchertown State School for the Feeble-Minded was established in 1922 in Belchertown, Massachusetts. ... Throughout its first 40 years, Belchertown operated mostly without scrutiny from outside sources.

Is Belchertown State School still standing?

Belchertown State School closed in 1992. Multiple companies have put forward development plans for the property, but the dilapidated site contains hazardous materials and is in need of a clean-up. For now, the old buildings sit abandoned and overgrown, acting as somber monuments to their mistreated child residents.

Is Medfield State Hospital still open?

Medfield State Hospital, originally the Medfield Insane Asylum, is a historic former psychiatric hospital complex at 45 Hospital Road in Medfield, Massachusetts, United States. ... Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994, the property was closed in April 2003 and the buildings shuttered.

Is Northampton State Hospital still standing?

After 130 years, Old Main was abandoned in 1986. Operations at Memorial Complex continued until 1993, when the last 12 patients were reassigned, and Northampton State Hospital was officially closed.

When did Northampton State Hospital close?

When it was abandoned in 1986, after 130 years, the wards of Old Main were home only to silence and stillness. Operations at Memorial Complex continued until 1993 when the last twelve patients were reassigned and the Northampton State Hospital was officially closed.

Portion of former Belchertown State School to be redeveloped

When did Southwood hospital close?

It was part of the Caritas Christi Health Care System, who built a more modern complex in Foxboro and eventually shut the Southwood Hospital down. After its closure in 2003, ideas have surfaced for multiple different redevelopment plans but for environmental concerns, none have come through.

What is left of Danvers State Hospital?

The facility that once housed Danvers State Hospital is now home to a residential community featuring fully renovated apartments. However, the building's dark past make it one of the creepiest monuments to insane asylums in the world.

Can you go inside Medfield State Hospital?

Unlike other abandoned asylums this empty institution welcomes visitors, just don't go in the buildings. Medfield State Hospital was founded in 1892, and for over 100 years served as a self-sustaining institution and community for thousands of mentally ill patients until closing its doors in 2003.

Can you go in Medfield State Hospital?

Unlike a lot of other relics from the past, Medfield is open to the public during the day. Sure, windows and doors are boarded up and security guards keep a watchful eye on their guests, but a legal adventure awaits for those willing to drive into rural Massachusetts.

What movie was filmed at Medfield hospital?

About Medfield State Hospital

It was formally renamed "Medfield State Hospital" in 1914 and remained in operation until closing its doors for good in 2003. It has also served as the shooting location for the films Shutter Island, New Mutants, The Box, Knives Out, and more.